• M.Thamarai Selvi

The aim of the present study is to examine the meal pattern and snacking pattern of the adolescents and to impart changeability on snacking behaviour of adolescents. Children from grade 10 to grade 12 of three schools from Coimbatore were selected to study the meal and snacking pattern. Based on the data, students were imparted about healthy snacking habits. Totally 984 students participated in the study, of which 52 percent were boys and 48 percent were girls. Almost 72 percent of the students were from nuclear family remaining (28 percent) followed joint family system. Most of the school students (56 percent) had snacks 2 to 3 times a day. 42 percent of the selected students preferred their snacks in sweet taste. Almost 90 – 92 percent of the students who participated in the nutrition education gained appropriate knowledge on effect of healthy snacking, importance of food groups and RDA.

adolescent, school students, snacking pattern, nutrition education, healthy snack

"Snack Consumption Pattern and Impact of Nutrition Education on Healthy Snacking Among Adolescents", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.851-855, June-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906705.pdf

"Snack Consumption Pattern and Impact of Nutrition Education on Healthy Snacking Among Adolescents", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp851-855, June-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906705.pdf